Certificates of zoning compliance. For any development application it shall be unlawful to use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises, or both, or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, or wholly or partly altered or enlarged in its use or structure until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued therefor by the Administrative Official stating that the proposed use of the building or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter and adequate planning standards.
No permit for erection, alteration, extension, enlargement, movement, or repair of any building shall be issued until a certificate of zoning compliance has been duly issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The certificate of zoning compliance shall be issued by the Administrative Official stating that the proposed use of the building or land conforms to the requirements of this chapter and adequate planning standards. No certificate of zoning compliance shall be issued by the Administrative Official unless the application for the certificate is in conformity with all the provisions of this chapter or has been duly exempted by variance.
Failure to obtain a certificate of zoning compliance shall be a violation of this chapter.